Receptacle for holding handles



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1,466,048 w. E; KEENE RECEPTACLE FDR HOLDING HANDLES Fi-led'Aug. 25. 1921 be'a full, clear, and exactdescription of the- Patented Au 23, 1923.

warren srarss WALTER n. KEENE, or BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

RECEPTACIIE FOB. HOLDING HANDLES. I

Application filed August 25, 1921. Serial No. 495,354.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER E. KEENE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Receptacles for Holding Handles; and I do hereby declare the following to invention, such asv will enable others skilled inthe art to which. it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to a receptacle for holding the handles of various articles and supporting bracket for same.

Among the objects of my invention are:

To provide a resilient receptacle having elastic walls which yield in order to grip handles of various sizes.

To provide a receptacle of the character mentioned which shall be simple and cheap to construct and sanitary in use.

In carrying out my invention I make use of the instrumentalities illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 shows a side view of one of my improved receptacles in place in a supporting bracket. 7

Fig. 2 is a view of the parts shown in Fig. 1 looking in the direction of the arrow 2 in said figure.

Fig. 3 is a section along the line 3 -3 in Fig, 1 looking in the direction of the arrows. I

Fig. 4 is a central section of my improved receptacle.

In the drawings 5 represents areceptacle which is formed of rubber or other elastic material and the lower portion 6 thereof is preferably cylindrical in shape and provided with the cylindrical hole 7 Formed integrally with the lower portion 6 is a frustro-oonical portion 8, between the frustro-conical surface of which and the cylindrical surface of the portion 6 there is an annular surface 9. In the interior of the frustro;conical portion 8 there is formed a frustro-conical hole 10, the lower part of which has a diameter equal to the diameter of the cylindrical hole 7 and the surface of which hole tapers to a less degree than does the frustro-conical surface of the portion 8 so that the thickness of the wall between the hole 10 and the surface of the portion 8 diminishes from the juncture of said hole with the cylindrical hole 7 towards the top 11. The top 11 is made comparatively thin so that while it acts to close the top of the hole and thereby prevent the passage of moisture, insects, dust or; any other unsanitary matter, it will yield readily so that the form of supporting means consists of a bracket portion 12 which can be attached to a wall 13 or other body by screws such as 14: which pass through theholes 15-15. A sleeve portion 16 is formed integrally with or secured to, the bracket portion 12, and the latter is pierced at 17 with a cylindrical hole to permit of the passage therethrough of the portion 8 of my improved receptacle. The annular surface 9 of said receptacle rests against the lower side 18 of the bracket 12 and forms a stop, preventing upward motion of the receptacle. I

No matter to what form of support my improved receptacle is to be applied, said support is to include the equivalent of the sleeve 16, the side 18 and hole 17 there through.

In using my improved receptacle, the

handle such as 19 of a tooth brush or other object is pressed Within the holes 7 and 10. The lower hole 7 is ofsuoh size that it will clear practically all the handles thatare commonly used, whether for toothbrushes, safety razors, pipes, etc., and when the upper end of said handle reaches the frustroconical hole 10, it willdeform the portion 8 so that the interior surface of said hole will firmly grip the handle.

While I have shown my improved receptacle as mounted with its open end pointing substantially downward, it is to be understood that it may be mounted with its open end pointing in any direction.

While I have shown my improved receptacle as cylindrical with a frustro-coni-' cal end, it is to be understood that many changes may be made in these shapes without departing from the spirit of my invention,

I claim I 1. A receptacle bushing formed of yielding material and comprising a cylindrical portion having a cylindrical hole therein,

a frustro-conical vportion having a frustroconical hole therein joining said cylindrical hole and an annular surface between said cylindrical and frustro-conical portions.

2, The combination with a receptacle composed of yielding material and having portions of different external dimensions formed integrally With a flat surface :between said portions of a support for said receptacle comprising a side having a hole for the reception of the smaller of said first named portions, said side forming an abutment for said flat surface.

3. The combination with areceptacle composed of yielding material and comprising portions of different external dimensions, of a support for said receptacle comprising a side having a hole for the passage therethrough of the smaller of said first nam'ed portions and a sleevemou'nted upon said side for the'reception of the larger otsaid first-named portions.

4. The combination with a receptaclecomprising a cylindrical portion and a frustroconical portion formed integrally therewith, of a support for said receptacle comprising a side, having a hole for the passage therethrough ofsaid frustro-conical portion and a sleeve mounted thereon for the reception of said cylindrical portion.

5. The combination with a receptacle composed of yielding material comprising a cylindrical portion, a frustroronical portion and an annular surface between said portions, of a support for said receptacle com prising a side, having a hole for the passage therethroughvof said frustro-conical portion,

said side formii'ig an abutment for said annularsuriace and also ha-vlng a'sleeve forthe receptionof said cylindrical portion. 7 V

ture.

.7 lVAL-TER KEENE In testimony whereof, l afix my signa- 

